Loropetalum chinense (var. rubrum), Chinese Fringe Flower- כתבה

Loropetalum chinense (var. rubrum), Chinese Fringe Flower Family: Hamamalidaceae | Origin: East Asia This new shrub arrived in Israel a few years ago and does well both on the coastal plain and in Jerusalem. In the United States, where it has been in gardening since the 1980s, it has proved resistant to severe cold and […]

Athyrium niponicum var. pictum Japanese Painted Fern כתבה

Athyrium niponicum var. pictum Japanese Painted Fern Family: Athyriaceae | Origin: East Asia In Israel, we are used to treating ferns as tropical plants that love moisture and heat, and indeed most ferns come from areas with tropical climates around the world. In contrast, many species of other ferns are common in the cool temperate […]

(Campanula portenschlagiana (Wall Bellflower כתבה

Campanula portenschlagiana (Wall Bellflower) Family: Campanulaceae | Origin: Southern Europe The bellflower family is represented in Israel by about 20 species, most of which have purple bell-like flowers and the majority are annual plants that bloom in late winter and spring, produce the seeds of the next generation and dry up in early summer. In […]

Hibiscus sinnensis, cultivars כתבה

Hibiscus sinnensis, cultivars Family: : Malvaceae | Origin: Islands of the South Pacific. For those of you who like huge, brightly colored flowers, this shrub causes intense pleasure. Chinese hibiscus is indeed an easy-to-grow and floriferous shrub and no one remains indifferent to the magnificent flowers that adorn it all summer long. All you have […]

Dermatobotrys saundersii כתבה

Dermatobotrys saundersii Family: Scrophulariaceae | Origin: South Africa The common reaction to seeing Dermatobotrys blooming is: What is this strange plant?! Indeed, it does not resemble any other plant in its appearance or name and is also the only plant in its botanical genus. Dermatobotrys Saundersii is a small shrublet that grows wild in the […]

Dwarf palms for the Jerusalem area כתבה

Dwarf palms for the Jerusalem area Family: Arecaceae | Origin: Around the world Palm lovers in the Jerusalem area are usually disappointed: most of the palms are tropical trees sensitive to cold and dryness and many of them die in Jerusalem in the winter, or just suffer and put on a miserable show. Among the […]

Rhaphiolepis ‘Snow Maiden’, Indian Hawthorn כתבה

Rhaphiolepis ‘Snow Maiden’ Snow Maiden Indian Hawthorn Family: Rosaceae | Origin: India and China In public gardening exposed to vandalism and neglect and in low-maintenance gardens, the gardeners prefer to plant workhorses; These are shrubs, which are easily established and then become resistant to a variety of difficult and even changing conditions – extreme heat, […]

(Holmskioldia sanguinea (Chinese Hat plant כתבה

(Holmskioldia sanguinea (Chinese Hat plant) Family: Lamiaceae | Origin: Himalayan slopes When viewed from a distance, the large Holmskioldia bushes resemble a mature bougainvillea – long arching branches covered with a huge abundance of orange, red or yellow flowers. When you get closer, the similarity continues in the leaves, but you can also see differences […]

International Bee Day כתבה

International Bee Day Did you know that May 20th is International Bee Day? In recent years, there has been a lot of talk about the importance of bees as honey producers and as crop and wild plant pollinators. Beetles, moths, butterflies, wasps and even birds and bats are also important pollinators in our garden. All, […]